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KMID : 0615720170340020019
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2017 Volume.34 No. 2 p.19 ~ p.38
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A descriptive statistical analysis of inpatients with lumbar disc herniation at a Korean medicine hospital in 2014
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Jeong Jeong-Kyo
Kim Myung-Kwan
Park Gi-Nam
Kim Jung-Ho
Kim Young-Il
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Abstract
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Objectives: This is a retrospective statistical analysis of the demographic and therapeutic characteristics influencing the continued improvement of symptoms in patients treated in 2014 for herniated lumbar discs at a Korean medicine hospital; thereby, providing clinical data to further improve medical services of Korean medicine.
Methods: We investigated the demographic and therapeutic variables of all patients who were diagnosed with a herniated lumbar intervertebral disc and were hospitalized for more than 1 night at Dunsan Korean medicine hospital from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014. IBM SPSS 21.0 was used to conduct a logistic multiple regression analysis and a covariance analysis (ANCOVA) of the demographic and therapeutic variables collected from the electronic medical records and telephone surveys.
Results: 1. A longer duration of hospitalization was significantly better for the maintenance of pain relief or a decrease in the pain after discharge. 2. Younger patients were significantly less likely to be treated with a Western medical treatment after discharge. 3. Most of the demographic and therapeutic variables were not statistically significant in regards to treatment for lower back pain since discharge.
Conclusion: Some of the demographic and therapeutic variables had a positive effect on the prognosis at one year or greater in patients who received integrative Korean medical treatment for lumbar disc herniation. Continued and systematic research will be needed.
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KEYWORD
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Herniation of lumbar disc, Korean medical treatment, Retrospective statistical analysis, Logistic multiple regression analysis, Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
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